10 on 10: the last vampire edition

welcome to the final night-nurse 
edition of ten on ten!

gonna miss workin' with these fools

 

oatmeal banana muffins.

come back next month for the pintertest recap.

 baseball season lunch bag

#rollgiants
 

 reheating violation

 hella fast heart rate

check up for goldie locks

 breakfast of champions

wake up juke

during fatherly advice

car wash rainbow

attempting to tame the unquenchable sweet tooth

hope you enjoyed this gorgeous day!
linking up :)



cincerely,


cindy

Nurses' Weekend Out

one of the perks of being a nurse is getting week days off.
that perk turns pretty sweet when your 
fellow nurses have those days off too.
pretty sweet turns into awesome when you get to hang out with them.

two of my longest friends from college 
and i got together this past week.
ventura was our destination, home of the beautiful amanda.
the original intent was to fly to san diego, meet up with the lovely leah, and then road trip to ventura.
sadly, weather sucked wasn't on our side 
and plans had to be changed.
good news! all three of us ended up in ventura.

sweet, sweet reunion.

 coffee bean is always a must in socal.

also, new fave: chocolate covered meringues.

 santa barbara is crazy.

mail boxes without slots, 

fancy mcdonalds that take golden arches to the next level, 

and scandalous jewlery stores.

the weekend only got better when i found that shirt.

"work hard, party harder."

i mean, duh.

amanda and i went to india together so we love to eat food 
from indian when we're together.

one of my favorite traditions.

the next day included chick-fil-a,

a precious pup named bo,

and xbox connect.

overall, an amazing week with some bosom friends.

while it was sad to say goodbye, i was thankful for a smooth flight back to the land of milk and honey bay area.
thanks, ladies, for an amazing time!
can't wait until we get to hang out again.



cincerely,


cindy

10 on 10: just another sunday

as i mentioned last month,
sundays are my favorite day of the week.
here's why:

the shift may have only been 11 hours,

but night nurses love to read.

and put their feet up.

  

 did i mention that my shift was an hour shorter?

daylight savings time did me good.

hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

apparently i really like wearing black, grey, and green.

please note the debut of my europe purse.

good strap length, zippers, durable.

and freaking cute.

i was so sleepy today at church, i chilled in the back 

with a pretty adorable kidlet and her mama.

but davis still brought it.

where my girls at?!

right here.

and they be pretty darn awesome.

a house on my street has two beautiful tulip trees.

the picture doesn't even come close to how awesome it is.

hi, my name is cindy, and i'm a candy crush addict.

kim is all about the B.O.Y.D.

you know,

bring your own dessert.

thankfully she shared.

wanna know what she made? 

check out her pintertest coming to a blog near you!

fabulous february

i haven't been blogging much lately.
laziness has been the rule these past few weeks.
but here's a quick recap of february anyway...

helped out at C.A.L.L. primrose sorting through
 coats for their annual coat drive.

please note mama belleson's fabulous christmas sweaters.

i wanted to take them all.

 gammy fell at the beginning of the month,
so we've made some extra effort to hang out with her.
not to shabby for 94, eh?

 thursday fun day with my first friend laura.
we both have thursdays off so we try to hang out.
yay for beautiful days in the half mooner!

 i've been collecting things to put on my wall for over a year now.

thanks to some very hip people,

it's finally up!

i love that each one tells a story.

maybe i'll have to blog about that...

 gorgeous mornings on my way home from work.
san francisco is amazing.

had a sister date with some cuties.

the older they get, the more i love 'em.

been going on walks and hikes with my mom to prep for our mediterranean cruise.

days like that make me love where i live.

 blog world, meet 'the giant.'

my very large, giant's colored ipad.

i think i'm in love.

 sister date again.

seriously though, these are my favorite kinda nights.

great company, baked alaska, and bruschetta for days.

my dear friend angela and i decided to hit the beach to enjoy this beautiful weather.
we finally found blue sky and stuck around.
some serious gorgeousness!

 

i'd say february was pretty great.
hope you enjoyed getting a glimpse into my crazy life.

how was your month?

cincerely,

cindy

10 on 10: i love sundays

sundays are by far my favorite days of the week.
here's a glimpse into a pretty perfect one.

 collecting flu specimens

 lunch over EKG interpretation practice

 cartwheels

 boredom selfies

 gorgeous SF mornings

helping to lead the Body before His Throne

 animated teacher meets animated students

blessing those in need, one bag of hope at a time

ridin' classy

eating soda in a cooked cake

sigh.

another sunday well spent.

linked up

cincerely,

cindy

and that's a wrap!

well folks, 2012 is about to be over.
when i was a kid, adults would tell me time would go by even faster when i grew up.
that's one of the truest statements i've ever heard.

this year has been a good one.
let's review, shall we?

i turned 26, celebrating the last year of my mid-twenties.

i also participated in intensive training weekend at my alma mater, 

watching four hundred staff and students eager to serve the Lord.

i watched hope church spread it's wings

as we sent teams to south sudan

and partnered with hurting people there 

as well as in its neighboring country of sudan,

proclaiming Christ all the way.

i loved getting be a part, however small, of God's work in a post-sandy new jersey, 

and spending some precious time with my friend who returned from 

the field after two years in southeast asia. 

i was able to watch four of my dear sisters get married,

went to a few concerts,

and watched and listened to a bunch of giants games.

oh, did i mention that the giants won the world series?

cause they did.

went to tahoe with my sisters and discovered snowshoeing is one of my favorite things.

went to hawaii with my fam,

hiking in yosemite for the first time i can remember,

and hung out in sunny san diego.

said goodbye to my beloved grandmother 

as she went to be with the Lord

and said goodbye to our sweet puppy.

all dogs go to heaven, right?

baked and tried some new recipes,

read a lot of good books,

listened to some fantastic sermons,

and read some soul piercing and spirit quenching scripture. 

and those are just the highlights!

2012 will definitely go in the books as a fantastic year.

as for 2013,

what will it hold?

i have no clue!

but i know that i'm not making any resolutions, per say.

i simply strive towards what i always want:

to love Jesus more and to know Him more,

all the while serving and loving people.

of course i pray that this year would be the year i get to go overseas,

or that i would actually run that half marathon, 

or have some miraculous attitude transformation 

to be a hard core health nut.

but instead of setting my standards on things,

and things often too lofty,

i will set my gaze on Christ,

trusting in His perfect timing and all-sufficient grace,
praying i would fight through laziness and self-absorption.

^"Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

ephesians 3:12-14

cincerely,

cindy